. >> i like melissa: i'm melissa francis and here's what's "money" tonit. is the gop preparing to cave on ta hikes? mitt romney's former top economic advisor says, hey, guess what, it is time to give in. is this the only way to get a deal on the fiscal cliff? onerepublican lawmaker is here to react. >>> tesla's car wins car of the year. there is rough road ahead for thelectric car industry. i will talk about it wi tesla founder and ceo, elon musk. >>> drugs guns and murder. the creator of mcafee anti-virus software is on the run in central america. thpl thickens by the minute. we have all the illicit details. even when they say it's not its always about money melissa: all right. first let's take a look at the day's market headlines. stocks swayed between positive and negative territory. retailers helped fuel a modest rally e early on but fiscal cliff and european debt crisis fears ultimately ate away at the gains. those problems haven't gone away. that isig shocker. dow closed down 58 points. >>> head of microsoft's windows software unit suddenly announced